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Five steps to strengthen multi-agency responses to 'honour'-based violence (HBV)

Closed 406 signatures

What the petition asks

1 Police forces across the UK act upon the criticisms in the HMIC report of December 2015;
2 Other services audit their readiness to respond to HBV;
3 Expertise and collaboration across all service providers;
4 Relationships education in schools that includes HBV;
5 Secure funding of BME NGOs.
Please see these links for more details:

IKWRO press release: http://ikwro.org.uk/2016/01/iranian-kurdish-womens-rights-organisation-and-filmmaker-join-forces-to-launch-campaign-in-remembrance-of-banaz-mahmod-on-10th-anniversary-of-her-murder/

HMIC Report: https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmic/publications/the-depths-of-dishonour/

Timeline

1 Feb 2016 Petition opened for signatures
1 Aug 2016 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 406
Status Closed
Opened 1 Feb 2016
Closed 1 Aug 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.